Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, has established a Center for Knowledge Management in the university’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science, in collaboration with the School of Business Management Information Systems Program. The center’s objective will be “teaching professionals how to successfully manage the often-overwhelming flow of information and knowledge within an organization,” according to an October 8 Dominican press release.
Beginning with the spring 2000 semester, Dominican will offer a certificate in knowledge management “geared toward people working in the information sciences, computer sciences, or business management fields,” according to Kanti Srikantaiah, the center’s director. “Knowledge management has been endorsed as a sound business strategy by the private sector, including many Fortune 500 companies, and is rapidly moving into other areas as well.”
Students in the program will develop an understanding of the variety of elements involved in knowledge management, including library and information sciences, systems, and business, Srikantaiah said. By fall 2000, the university plans to offer a master’s degree in knowledge management.
Posted October 18, 1999.